2024

The Big Red Machine ended the season with the trophy for Billy Waters.

2024 GNG League Champion trophy

Season Summary

CBS Year in Review Josh Allen and The Big Red Machine take the crown Open archived recap

The 2024 season reads like one complete chapter in the CBS era. It ended with The Big Red Machine holding the title for Billy Waters. The regular season was set by Zombie Werewolves, which went 11-4 with 1,031.0 points for in a 10-team field.

The division map mattered. GNG does not treat the standings as a simple top-six sprint: the East Side and West Side each send their own top three, so a manager has to survive his side of the league before worrying about the full table. The Big Red Machine led West Side at 10-5, with Space Lords sitting on the cut line; Zombie Werewolves led East Side at 11-4, with Alcoholnics sitting on the cut line. That structure created the kind of NFL-style tension GNG has always liked: Pinko Commie Bastards had a stronger overall profile than at least one playoff qualifier, but the divisional cut line still made the path unforgiving.

The weekly results give the year its pulse. Zombie Werewolves did not just finish on top, it also carried the biggest scoring punch at 1,031.0 points for. Across 80 scored games over 18 weeks, the biggest combined score was Week 11, Zombie Werewolves vs Space Lords at 192.0 combined points (107.0-85.0). The closest finish was Week 7, The Big Red Machine over Space Lords, 59.0-58.0 by 1.0. The widest gap was Week 9, Zombie Werewolves over Homesick Abortions, 101.0-0.0 by 101.0. The playoffs added 7 bracket games across 3 rounds, ending with The Big Red Machine over Zombie Werewolves in the final, with 80 game recaps adding color, led by "Coach Claeboe and the Saints Defense/ST secure the win".

Draft night left a trail of 170 picks across 10 teams and 17 rounds. 6 marked selections hint at the keeper pressure around roster building. 0 confirmed keepers and 6 still-debated keeper candidates shaped the roster memory for the year. Those roster choices are where the season starts to feel personal: the held-over stars, the missed bets, and the managers who had to live with both.

The CBS Year in Review added another angle: Coach Billy Waters took on all comers this season, and had what it took to prevail. The Big Red Machine finished off 2024 with a 79 to 61 victory over Zombie Werewolves, giving them a 12 - 5 final record. Coach Waters benefited from quality at the top of their draft, picking up Bijan Robinson, Deebo Samuel, and Josh Allen with his first three picks. Its feature image framed the year as "Josh Allen and The Big Red Machine take the crown."

The message board gives the season its voice. The busiest thread was "Pay Your Dues" from Big Tex's Pillow Biters - Billy Hayes, drawing 7 comments. The recurring pressure points were draft strategy and roster building, keeper decisions, and trade pressure. Other season markers include "2025 Changes", "2024 Season Payouts", "2024 Finances", and "Semi Finals".

Taken together, the title race, the week-to-week swings, the roster choices, and the board chatter turn the season into more than a list of standings. It is a memory map for the managers who lived through it.

Season Model

At a Glance

Signature Game Zombie Werewolves vs Space Lords Week 11 reached 192.0 combined points.
Board Heat Pay Your Dues 7 comments from Big Tex's Pillow Biters - Billy Hayes.
Roster Stakes 6 keeper rows 17 draft rounds, 6 keeper candidates, 7 playoff games, 80 local recaps shape the season memory.
2024 GNG League Champion trophy 2024 West Side division champion trophy
Champion

The Big Red Machine

Billy Waters

Record10-5
Points For940.0
Fantasy BowlThe Big Red Machine 79.0, Zombie Werewolves 61.0

The Big Red Machine finished the job against Zombie Werewolves in The Fantasy Bowl, The Big Red Machine 79.0, Zombie Werewolves 61.0.

Playoff path: Bye to Lo Pan's House of Dim Sum to Zombie Werewolves

First-Round Byes

Division Champions

2024 West Side division champion trophy
West Side Champion

The Big Red Machine

Billy Waters

Record
10-5
Division
6-2
Points
940.0
Finished first in the division at the regular-season cutoff.
2024 East Side division champion trophy
East Side Champion

Zombie Werewolves

Patrick Jolle

Record
11-4
Division
6-2
Points
1,031.0
Finished first in the division at the regular-season cutoff.

Playoff Bracket

CBS playoff history preserved from the year-by-year archive.

Champion The Big Red Machine

Playoffs Round 1

Week 16

Semifinals

Week 17

Championship

Week 18

Season Scoring Profile

Division Standings

GNG playoff paths run through the East Side and West Side. The top three teams from each division qualify, even when the full league table would tell a messier story.

Seed Manager Team W L T Pct Div PF PA
West Side Division Top 3 qualify
1 · Playoff Billy Waters The Big Red Machine 10 5 0 0.667 6-2 940.0 935.0
2 · Playoff Robert Wetzel Lo Pan's House of Dim Sum 9 6 0 0.600 5-3 954.0 895.0
3 · Playoff Brad Householder Space Lords 5 10 0 0.333 4-4 826.0 951.0
4 Chris Crowder Homesick Abortions 4 11 0 0.267 3-5 781.0 989.0
5 Billy Hayes Big Tex's Pillow Biters 4 11 0 0.267 2-6 826.0 990.0
East Side Division Top 3 qualify
1 · Playoff Patrick Jolle Zombie Werewolves 11 4 0 0.733 6-2 1,031.0 782.0
2 · Playoff Chuck Rittenhouse The Brainers 10 5 0 0.667 4-4 966.0 899.0
3 · Playoff Nick Claeboe Alcoholnics 9 6 0 0.600 5-3 984.0 863.0
4 Erran Yearty Pinko Commie Bastards 7 8 0 0.467 3-5 844.0 812.0
5 Todd Marquis Jerrays Jerryatricians 6 9 0 0.400 2-6 886.0 922.0

Week-By-Week

One scoring slate at a time, with the noise stripped out.

5 matchups145.0 top total6.0 closest margin
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